Luther Burbank Archives

From Railroad to Orchard: The Remarkable Journey of Ivan Michurin

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 7, 1935 On this day, dear cultivators of curiosity and admirers of horticultural ingenuity, we bid farewell to a true titan of the botanical world. Ivan Michurin, the Russian botanist and plant…

March 7, 2022 Luther Burbank, Robert Fortune, Edmund Hope Verney, The Art and Science of William Bartram by Judith Magee, and Kurt Bluemel

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Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 1849 Birth of Luther Burbank, pioneering American botanist and horticulturist who developed over 800 plant varieties, including the Shasta daisy and Russet…

Luther Burbank: The Plant Magician’s Legacy of Blossoms and Innovation

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 7, 1849 Dearest reader, On this day, the world welcomed Luther Burbank, an American botanist and horticulturist whose green thumb shaped the very face of modern gardening and agriculture. Across an astonishing…

March 4, 2022 William Griffith, Conrad Sander, Luther Burbank, The Art of Outdoor Living by Scott Shrader, and Norman Rowland Gale

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 1810 Birth of William Griffith, English botanist and naturalist. Despite his youthful impatience that led to radical changes at the Calcutta Botanical…

Planting Legacy: Luther Burbank’s Blossoming Tribute of Trees and Gardens

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 4, 1949 Dearest reader, On this day, the Santa Cruz Sentinel shared a touching story of hope and remembrance—an Arbor Day celebration that would honor the great horticulturist Luther Burbank not with…

A Bouquet of Books: Garden Reading for Every Season

Garden Book Recommendations for November 1975

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 2, 1975 Dearest Gardeners, On this day, The New York Times shared a list of new gardening books in its “Around the Garden” segment. Some bright newcomers have been added to the trowel‐watering can library.…

Luther Burbank and Arbor Day: Honoring a Horticultural Pioneer with Living Legacy

Arbor Day Dedication March 4, 1949 On this day, the Santa Cruz Sentinel out of Santa Cruz, California, published a lovely story about the upcoming Arbor Day celebration. The story featured a wonderful photo of a tree being pruned with the caption, “Santa Rosa Citizens To Plant Trees In Commemoration Of Birth Of Famed Luther Burbank: Nurseryman Joe Badger,…

March 4, 2021 Five Perennial Herbs You Should Grow, Henry Frederick Conrad Sander, Luther Burbank’s Arbor Day, the Final days of a Gardener, Flora Japonica by Masumi Yamanaka and Order Gladiolus and Dahlias Now

February 16, 2021 Plant Selfishness, Townshend Stithe Brandegee, the New Jersey State Flower, Duck Hill Journal by Page Dickey, and the Remarkable Josephine S. Margetts

The Yogi and the Botanist: The Unlikely Spiritual Brotherhood Bond Between Burbank and Yogananda

Luther Burbank and Swami Paramahansa Yogananda pose for photos.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 11, 1926 On this day, the plant wizard Luther Burbank departed this mortal garden, leaving behind a legacy as varied and vibrant as his botanical creations. His dear friend, the spiritual luminary…

April 11, 2019 Yearlong Care of the Garden, Luther Burbank , Yogi Yogananda, Elsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen, John Paulus Lotsy, Ogden Nash, Barbara Kingsolver, Mary Treat, A New Garden Tote, and the Clark Botanic Garden

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue How much do you care for your garden? Do your time and attention stay pretty constant throughout the season? If not, why not? What would your…